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Monday, November 10, 2008

Two New Science Fiction Novels by Michigan Author Jeffrey Caminsky

CONTACT:Jeffrey Caminsky734-716-2420jeff@newalexandriapress.com

New Alexandria Press is proud to announce the publication of two new books, written by Michigan author Jeffrey Caminsky. These books are part of a series of four science fiction novels set 500 years in the future, called The Guardians of Peace. The two newly released books are entitled The Sirens of Space, and The Star Dancers, and are currently available on Amazon. They should be available soon in the local bookstores, and are distributed by Baker and Taylor, as well as the Publisher, New Alexandria Press.

The entire series follows the adventures of Roscoe Cook and the Cosmic Guard (the Interstellar Navy of the day) shortly after humans encounter alien cultures and civilizations for the first time. Unfortunately, the humans of the 26th Century are little different from those we see around us today: while our technology and culture has made great strides over the years, many of us are as self-centered as ever. And since Outer Space in the year 2550 is not the exclusive province of philosophers and scientists, the best as well as the worst of Terran society has spread throughout the Frontier...and is pressing their government to take a harder line against the aliens.

The first book—The Sirens of Space—lays out the background for the rest of the series. Commander Cook, a gifted young officer, is promoted to captain and given command of his starship. But, military contractors having changed little over the years, his ship causes him nothing but grief-and it's all he can do to keep everyone's mind focused on getting their ship ready to sail. Meanwhile, politicians and commercial interests are scheming to bring about a change in the Terran Government, hoping for one more amenable to exploiting the riches to be found in the star clouds and planets of the Cosmic East, where the aliens are resisting Terran encroachment. As the book ends, the principals are taking to the skies...toward whatever fate awaits them among the stars.

The second book—The Star Dancers—is where the adventure begins. The reader learns about alien culture, which is suffering from internal divisions. We meet Gal’Shenga, an alien leader anxious to achieve his dream of reforming and modernizing his society, and his nephew Ga’Glish, commander of the alien fleet. But the Terra’s Cosmic Guard has problems of its own: pirates and privateers are still infesting their skies, as they have for hundreds of years...a vestige of their history that has led Terra to develop ever-better machines of destruction to protect their lanes of commerce. Meanwhile, a band of ne'er-do-wells, eager to recover riches away deep inside alien skies, confronts an alien scientific outpost just as a peace conference is concluding on an alien world...setting the stage for conflict and tragedy, unless both sides are able to control the hotheads on either side of the border. The book ends with Captain Cook struggling to find his way back to Terra through uncharted skies, as the galaxy is descending into chaos.

The next volume—called Clouds of Darkness—is planned for release in the Fall of 2009. The concluding book in the series—entitled The Guardians of Peace—is scheduled for publication in 2010.

The Sirens of Space: A Novel by Jeffrey CaminskyTrade Paperback, $15.999780979010637176 pagesNew Alexandria PressDistributed by Amazon, New Alexandria Press, Baker & TaylorHardcover Edition is available from the publisher.

The Star Dancers: A Novel by Jeffrey CaminskyTrade Paperback, $19.999780979010644386 pagesNew Alexandria PressDistributed by Amazon, New Alexandria Press, Baker & TaylorHardcover Edition is available from the publisher.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Author Jeffrey Caminsky is a lawyer and public prosecutor. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he has worked for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office since 1980, and is a senior attorney in the appellate department. A veteran soccer official as well, his first book was the widely acclaimed Referee’s Survival Guide, a witty and informative look at soccer officiating. In 2007, he edited and published All Fathers Are Giants, a touching and often humorous collection of short stories looking at life in the ethnic Eastern European community of Detroit in the last century, written by his father, who is also a gifted writer. Recently, he published The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a helpful guide to Shakespeare’s poetry and times. The Sirens of Space and The Star Dancers are the first two books in the Guardians of Peace science fiction series; the series was completed nearly fifteen years ago, and the author turned to other pursuits before agreeing to publish them this year.

APPEARANCES BY JEFFREY CAMINSKY:Appearances by Jeffrey Caminsky can be arranged by contacting him directly, (734-716-2420; email: jeff@newalexandriapress.com ) or through the publisher. (Sales@newalexandriapress.com ).